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Sumitomo Extinguishes Fire, Plans for Restart at Kashima Following Earthquake
14 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metals reports that it did not have any injuries or casualties related to the 8.9-magnitude earthquake on March 11. A fire in the Kashima Works’ coke gas holder has been extinguished.
Qatar Steel Plans to Expand Steelmaking Facility
11 March 2011 - Qatar Steel has initiated a new project to increase the company’s overall production, including the addition of a new 110-tonne EAF, 110-tonne ladle furnace, and 6-strand high speed billet caster.
Tenova TAKRAF to Expand SUEK Coal Export Terminal
11 March 2011 - Tenova TAKRAF and Siberian Coal Energy Company have signed a contract for the expansion and upgrading of the SUEK owned coal export terminal Vanino in Russia.
MMK-Atakas Commissions EAF Facility
11 March 2011 - MMK-Atakas, a joint venture of OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) and Atakas Group, commissioned an electric arc furnace facility at its industrial complex in Iskenderun, Turkey.
Essar Africa Holdings to Acquire Interest in ZISCO Assets
11 March 2011 - The Government of Zimbabwe and Essar Africa Holdings have reached an agreement for the revival of the operational assets of Zimbabwe Iron and Steel, with Essar Africa Holdings acquiring a significant interest in ZISCO’s steel operations as well as its mining operations.
Mechel Begins Test Melting of Uvatsk Quartzites
10 March 2011 - Mechel OAO’s Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant began test melting of an industrial probe of quartzites from the plant’s own resource base, the Uvatsk deposit.
Ruukki to Deliver Steel Structures for New Office, Retail Premises in Helsinki
10 March 2011 - Ruukki is to deliver steel structures worth more than EUR 3 million for a new six-story, 26,400-square-metre property for Tapiola Mutual Pension Insurance Co.
ArcelorMittal Honored as SAM Sector Mover
09 March 2011 - ArcelorMittal was recently highlighted in the SAM 2010 Sustainability Yearbook, and also received two distinctions as a "SAM Sector Mover" and as a "SAM Bronze Class" company.
JSW Steel Posts 8% growth in Crude Steel Production in February
09 March 2011 - JSW Steel Ltd reports the production of 541,000 tonnes of crude steel in February 2011, an 8% growth compared to 502,000 tonnes in February of 2010.
Tata Steel to Add New Slitting Line in Germany
08 March 2011 - Tata Steel has announced plans to install a new slitting line at Service Center Gelsenkirchen GmbH in Germany that will nearly double the site’s existing slitting capacity.
Global Stainless Steel Production Reached New Record High in 2010
08 March 2011 - Global stainless steel melting activities increased by 24.9% in 2010 to a new record high of 30.7 million tonnes, according to the latest report from the International Stainless Steel Forum.
Sumitomo Metals Receives Okochi Memorial Prize for Development of Blast Furnace Technologies
07 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. has received the 57th Okochi Memorial Foundation Production Prize for its “development of technologies that extend the campaign life of blast furnaces.”
Tenova to Install First Zero Effluent Pickling Line in Uganda
07 March 2011 - Tenova Strip Processing receives contract from Roofing Mills Ltd to design and supply a zero-effluent push-pull type pickling line.
Japan-Korea Partnership to Invest in Brazilian Niobium Producer CBMM
07 March 2011 - A Japanese-Korean partnership (JFE, Nippon, Sojitz, JOGMEC, Posco and NBS) have entered into an agreement acquire a 15% stake in the Brazilian niobium company Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração.
MMK Reports 2010 Investments in Environmental and Safety Improvement
04 March 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) posts the 2010 results of its Environmental Program, including the investment of more than 2.2 billion rubles for 35 special environmental and safety projects.
Siemens to Supply Drives, Automation Systems for Handan Heavy-Section Mill
04 March 2011 - Siemens Ltd. China to supply drive and automation systems for a new rolling mill for rails and heavy sections at Handan Iron & Steel under a contract recently awarded by Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Racks up Savings with Smart Energy Efficiency Program
04 March 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is reporting impressive results for the energy efficiency program it launched last year to further reduce energy costs at all of its production locations.
Siemens to Supply Medium-Section Mill to IDÇ
03 March 2011 - İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş. has placed an order with Siemens for a new 400,000 tonnes/year medium-section mill.
ArcelorMittal to Invest in G Steel
03 March 2011 - ArcelorMittal has signed agreements to invest new capital resulting in a shareholding of 40% in G Steel Public Company Limited of Thailand.
ThyssenKrupp Continues to Negotiate Sale of Metal Forming to Gestamp
02 March 2011 - ThyssenKrupp has decided to negotiate exclusively with Gestamp Automoción S.L., Spain, on the sale of the company’s Metal Forming group.
